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of horses, a waggon or cart, a sledge and cabriole, five or six cows, a yoke of oxen, sheep, hogs, poultry, &c., and a comfortable house, a good barn, and plenty of food for himself and family. This is no extrava- gant calculation. I could name hundreds who began in a state of abject poverty, who, in the same period, accumulated, by steady industry, fully as much as I

have stated. On the other hand, I have witnessed the condition

of many others, who were settled from five to fifty years in America, who scarcely possessed any'of the necessaries of life ; but the cause I invariably traced to their improvident character and indolent habits.